she said—   “I’m young enough   I’m old enough   to paint a smile   I tasted heaven and hell   heaven, stay a while      a good friend   is a rare find   Their straight talk   can ease your mind   a good pimp’s   gonna rob you blind   money money money   I feel like a pawn   in my own world   I found the system   and I lost the pearl   It’s breaking me down   well, you don’t wake   you don’t shake   you just make the sound   go round and round and round   and round   bleed a little   bleed a little   Till your freedom calls you      somewhere out   children laugh   like meteors   rolling down the grass   mothers pull the nighttime in   calling their children   with spoons in the wind   but not for me      she said—   “I’m young enough   I’m old enough   in the city machine   where industries   fill the fish   full of mercury   (it’s tax-free)   she said   “my struggle hurt   but it turned me on   and when my revolution came   The chain was gone   On my feet   to the sound of my heartbeat   money money money   do you feel like a pawn   in your own world?   you found the system   and you lost the pearl   like leaves coming down   you’ve got to wake, shake,   make your vibe go round   and round and round and round